It has been a very busy week with some

children out for sport, a visit from Steeler

and teacher’s working on their own learn-

ing. Next week will also be very busy, espe-

cially for the P&C. We thank them in ad-

vance for their work on the camp. Thank

you to everyone for volunteering and if you

can fill in the gaps on the roster that would

be much appreciated. Don’t forget photos

next week!

The school has subscribed to the Par-

enting Ideas website. This website has

access to articles, webinars and learn-

ing all focused on strengthening educa-

tional and parenting communities. At

varying times over the year I will either

attach whole articles to the newsletter

or just attach a snippet of information

that may be helpful in your journey as

a parent.

Remember severe water restrictions

are in place for our town. Have a great

weekend.

Carolyn

and Staff.

Principal’s Report

WH AT ’ S O N Stroud Public School Newsletter Care, Respect, Responsibility and Fairness

Erin Street Stroud 2425

Phone: 0249945255 Email: stroud-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

F R I D A Y 8 T H M A R C H 2 0 1 9 T E R M 1 W E E K 6

2019

Term 1

Week 7

Monday 11 March

Music

Tuesday 12 March

Athletics

Wednesday 13 March

School photos

Week 8

Tuesday 19 March

Athletics

Thursday 21 March

Crazy Hair Day

School Events Responsible Pet Ownership Program

Vicki and Steeler came to visit the K-2

children last Tuesday. As always Vicki is

very impressed with all the children

and how they respond to Steeler. We

thank her very much for bringing him

to school and talking about looking

after our pets.

CAN TEEN

Week 7

Monday

11 March

Tanya

Montford

Helen Pundi

Tanika

Garnham

Week 8

Monday

18 March

Melinda

Bowden

Helen Pundi

Lisa Smith

P A G E 2

Remember our 4 bees:

Be caring,

Be respectful,

Be responsible and Be

Fair

Positive Behaviour for Learning

S T R O U D P U B L I C S C H O O L

Remember

to wear

your hat!

School Sport Activities

Term 1 Week 7

Tuesday Athletics pro-

gram

Wednesday Circuit/Dance

Thursday K-6 Class sport

Friday Distance Run

Congratulations to all these students who were presented with learning

awards this week. Well done to Cain (fantastic effort in all KLA’s), Matilda

(improvements in work completion), Danika (fantastic effort in creative writ-

ing), Abbygail (improved effort during PE and sport), Chelsea (excellent effort

in all KLA’s), Payton (great work in spelling), Finley (great effort in Athletics)

and Neveah (enthusiastic approach to art).

Combined Cross Country

Our combined cross country venue this

year is at Booral Public School on Friday

29th March. As we are travelling to

Booral I have attached a note in order to

see how many parents of 8 years and older

students would be willing to transport

their children to Booral and how many

would be prepared to pay for a bus.

Could you please return this note by Fri-

day 15th March so that we can finalise our

organisation for the event. Thank you in

advance for your reply. More information

on the cross country will be sent home

soon.

The combined Athletics carnival will be

held at the beginning of term 2 on Friday

10th May. More information on this will

come home later in the term.

P A G E 3 T E R M 1 W E E K 6

Learning News

Please remember to send

fruit or vegetables to school

for our fruit break every day

School Information and Reminders School Photos

Our school photos will be taken on Wednesday 13 March. All envelopes

need to be retuned on photograph day whether you are purchasing pho-

tos or not. You can pay online. Information is on the envelopes sent

home last week.

Tell Them From Me

Last week information was sent home about the ‘Tell Them from Me”

survey that the children in years 4, 5 and 6 will be asked to complete

overt he coming weeks. If you do not want your child or children to par-

ticipate, please return the form to school by Monday 11 March. Copies

of the form and FAQs are available from: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/

information-for-parents.

Birthdays

No birthdays this week!

Community Information

Please find attached to the newsletter infor-

mation on:

Coastal Valley Girl Guides

Gloucester Scorpions Soccer Winter Sea-

son

KIDS CLUB is on Thursdays at St

John’s Church 3.15-4.30pm!

This week our staff have begun their first Quality Teaching Round of the year. Carolyn Bow-

man (Stroud) will be running the round with Kylie Hughes (Stroud), Julie McNeice (Stroud Rd)

and Shannon Crawford (Stratford) also participating.

Each teacher will host a writing lesson for their fellow teachers to observe and code against the

Quality Teaching Elements. Once the teachers have coded the lesson they will engage in a dis-

cussion, with each teacher sharing and justifying their codes, drawing on evidence gathered dur-

ing the observation. The goal is to reach a consensus, a process that allows teachers to share

targeted and critical insights in constructive ways. This provides powerful and positive growth

for both teachers and students developing an understanding of how to plan and deliver high

quality lessons consistently.

Tip of the Week

If you are looking to building a culture of independ-

ence in your family (or in your classroom) then creat-

ing your proprietary language around independence is

a great way to start.

“Never regularly do for a child the things a child can do for

him or herself” Goal: Independence This is perhaps the original parenting-for-

independence manifesto, and it’s a philosophy that

guides many teachers and parents today. In effect, this

sentence means that wherever possible we give chil-

dren the skills and competencies to look after them-

selves physically and emotionally. It requires a great

deal of patience, time and courage from parents and

teachers as the sentence is easier to say than to put

into practice. But it’s a worthy guiding principle that

leads to self-sufficiency in children, and ultimately re-

dundancy as parents.

Reminder

K-2 Speech for Back-

yard Safari is due next

week.